Forms of Humor Created through Maxim of Manner Flouting

In the middle of masturbating, Nadal calls Aladeen. However, he does not explain what is he doing briefly and he uses ambiguous words to explain it. Thus, he flouts maxim of manner. He uses words that have a second meaning which is relate to a sexual matter or usually called as double entendres. For example, „bilbul‟ for penis that actually means one of bird families and „labeneh‟ an Arabic language that actually means cream cheese that refers to sperm. Another example of double entendres is shown in Datum 37 below. Nadal : What are you doing? Aladeen : I’m in the Lincoln Tunnel. Datum 37 Aladeen helps one of the customers who is in labor. When his hand that brings cell phone is in her vagina, Nadal calls him and asks about what he is doing. Aladeen answers it obscurely by saying that he is in the Lincoln Tunnel, which for him means as vagina. Thus, Aladeen flouts maxim of manner for being obscure. The Lincoln Tunnel is a set of three tunnels that is located in New York City. In this dialogue, Aladeen creates the second meaning of the Lincoln Tunnel which is vagina. The second interpretatio n of „the Lincoln Tunnel‟ is related to a sexual matter. Thus, this kind of humor is categorized as double entendres. 2 Pun Pun is playing with a word. It evokes a second meaning of the word, based on a homophone: a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. Datum 39 is an example of pun expressed by Aladeen in The Dictator movie. Zoey : You need to leave now. Aladeen : You have broken my heart into Aladeen pieces. Datum 39 Aladeen finally reveals his true identity. For the very first time she met him, Zoey thinks that his name is Allison Burgers. However, Aladeen decides to tell Zoey about his real name and his position as a dictator. Zoey is very angry and wants Aladeen to leave her alone. Aladeen feels very sad and expresses it by saying „You have broken my heart into Aladeen pieces‟. Aladeen flouts maxim of manner because he gives ambiguous response towards Zoey‟s command. This is the effect of Aladeen‟s policy that changes some Wadiyan words into his name. „Aladeen‟ in this utterance creates multi interpretation or has more than one meanings , but they are pronounced the same with others „Aladeen‟ in Wadiyan Language . It can be meant „many‟, „little‟, „small‟, etc. This kind of humor is usually called as pun, which is usually created from words that are pronounced the same, but have different meaning.

3. Functions of Humor Created through Maxim Flouting in

The Dictator Movie Humor is usually used to amuse or provoke laughter. In other words, the main function of humor is to entertain the hearer. However, humor also has many other functions. The following section discusses the functions of humor created by maxim flouting in The Dictator movie.

a. Social Management

As social management, humor becomes a tool that facilitates interaction among members in a group. It also makes the members‟ bounding in the group stronger. This members‟ bounding can also be used when facing out-group rejection. There are eight sub categories in social management, i.e. social control, conveyance of social norms, ingratiation, discourse management, establishment of common ground, cleverness, social play, and repair. The following section discusses social management functions of humor that are created through maxim of quality flouting, maxim of quantity flouting, maxim of relation flouting, and maxim of manner flouting. Datum 40 is an example of social function of humor created through maxim of quality flouting. Aladeen: Yes I am I’m like a mafroom. Hard and spiky on the outside, but soft and really mushy on the inside. Nadal : You‟re not like mafroom at all. You‟re like an onion. An outer layer of cocksucker, and when you peel it away, there is 10 more layers of cocksucker unederneath. Datum 40 Aladeen performs an overstatement or a hyperbole. He exaggerates his character that he says like mafroom. Thus, he flouts maxim of quality. The function is to make others like him or his character. He wants to say that, even though he is a dictator who is usually cruel, deep inside his heart he is a very gentle and sensitive person. In social management, this kind of function of humor is categorized as ingratiation. The next datum is an example of social management created through maxim of quantity flouting.